Optimization of the design and operation strategies of sustainable buildings

申请人研究项目的长期目标是优化可持续建筑的设计和运营策略，最大限度地利用可再生能源，最大限度地减少对自然环境的生命周期影响，同时提供高质量的室内环境。这是一个高度原创和创新的研究项目，为未来建筑的设计和运行提供知识和技术的发展，在暖通空调行业具有很高的应用潜力。未来五年研究活动的短期目标集中在：(1)商业和公共建筑中现有供暖、通风和空调（HVAC）系统的持续运行调试，以及(2)太阳能组合系统（SCS）的设计和运行优化，作为HVAC系统的特殊案例。

The long-term objective of the applicant’s research program is the optimization of the design and operation strategies of sustainable buildings, which maximize the use of renewable energy sources and minimize the life cycle impacts on the natural environment, while offering high quality indoor environment. This is a highly original and innovative research program leading to the development of knowledge and technologies for the design and operation of buildings of the future, with high potential of application by the HVAC industry. The short-term objectives of research activities over the next five years focus on: (1) the ongoing commissioning for the operation of existing heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems in commercial and institutional buildings, and (2) the optimization of the design and operation of solar combisystem (SCS), as a particular case of HVAC systems.